Alain Destexhe
Alain Destexhe | |
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Alain Destexhe, 2017 | |
| Senator, Brussels Parliament | |
| In office 1995–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1958 Liège, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian, Rwandan |
| Political party | Listes Destexhe/Liberal Democrats (Belgium) |
| Residence | Brussels |
| Alma mater | University of Liège Sciences Po |
| Website | http://www.destexhe.be |
Alain Destexhe (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ dəstɛks]; born 19 June 1958) is a Belgian politician. He was a senator from 1995 to 2011, and remained a member of the Brussels Regional Parliament until 2019. Destexhe was a member of the liberal Mouvement Réformateur (MR) and represented Belgium in the World Economic Forum. He was awarded the Prize for Liberty by Nova Civitas in 2006. He was Secretary-General of Médecins Sans Frontières from 1991 to 1995, and President of the International Crisis Group from 1997 to October 1999.
In February 2019 Destexhe quit the MR due to a disagreement with the party's course. He created his own party, the Listes Destexhe, which is situated to the right of the MR. According to Destexhe, his list is modeled after the Flemish-nationalist N-VA but without the confederalism.